The high-school student killed in front of the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Wednesday was identified Thursday morning as William Parsons. He was described as an “innocent bystander” at a police press conference Thursday morning.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators said Thursday they have found 166 skulls in clandestine burial pits in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, one of the biggest mass graves discovered so far in Mexico. Veracruz state prosecutor Jorge Winckler said that for security reasons he would not reveal the location of the site. Mexican drug cartels frequently use clandestine pits to dispose of their victims. Winckler said the bodies were buried at least two years ago and did not rule out finding more remains...

Duskair Janes Mary Mj Brown Canteen Maui LTR Women’s Merrell FOXBORO – It’s going to be a while until Duke Dawson can return to the field, but if all goes well, the rookie cornerback will be up to speed when he recovers from his ongoing hamstring injury. On Thursday, the Patriots placed their second-round pick on the injured reserve. They subsequently promoted receiver Riley McCarron from the practice squad and signed tight end Stephen Anderson to the scout team. Dawson has been dealing with the lower body injury all summer. After being limited in Wednesday’s practice, Dawson was absent on Thursday...